Mort Herbert
Mort Herbert (* as Morton Herbert Pelovitz, June 30, 1925 in Somerville (New Jersey) ; † June 5, 1983 in Los Angeles ) was an American jazz bassist.
Live and act
Herbert learned self-taught bass . From 1943 to 1946 he was in the military, then played in dance bands and studied law at Rutgers University from 1949 to 1952 . He then returned to work as a professional musician in New York, where he played with the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra , with Marian McPartland , with Sol Yaged (1955 to 1958), with Don Elliott and in 1957 with Gene Krupa .
He is best known as a member of the Louis Armstrong All Stars from January 1958 to June 1961. Among other things, he took part with the Allstars in the recording of the album The Great Reunion with Duke Ellington .
He then turned to a legal career, passed his law exam and was Deputy District Attorney (1962 ) in Los Angeles . In addition, he continued to play bass as a freelancer and composed. He worked with Herb Ellis in particular .
He only recorded as a leader once when he recorded the Night People for Savoy Records (1956) with Don Stratton , Mike Cuozzo , Sahib Shihab , Ronnie Ball and Kenny Clarke .
Lexical entry
- Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler, Christian Pfarr: Reclam's Jazz Guide . 3rd, revised and expanded edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 1989, ISBN 3-15-010355-X .
Web links
- Mort Herbert at Allmusic (English)
- Louis Armstrong Allstars
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herbert, Mort |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pelovitz, Morton Herbert (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz bassist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 30, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Somerville, New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 5th 1983 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |